Psychedelic punks set for post lockdown touring
he Lovely Eggs will release new single Long Stem Carnations next month on Egg Records. The track, taken from their number one selling album I am Moron will be released on limited-edition coloured 7ins vinyl.
Backed by new B side The Voyage, Long Stem Carnations was inspired by the Mars One programme, a global project which aims to establish a permanent human settlement on Mars.
Applicants are offered a one-way ticket, never to see earth again. This fascinated Lovely Eggs Holly Ross and David Blackwell who drew parallels between this mission and their own isolation as a band.
“Long Stem Carnations is a funeral march for society’s outcasts and freaks. It’s an existential voyage in cosmic form,” said Holly.
I am Moron bears the fruit of the Lovely Eggs second collaboration with Grammy award winning producer Dave Fridmann.
It captures the zeitgeist of post Brexit Britain and mysteriously seems to point towards the unimaginable future we’re now living in.
Many songs on the album are about isolation and living a new way in a different world. When The Lovely Eggs made I am Moron it was like they had a crystal ball.
Sonically, the album brings with it a mix of heavy psych, pop and strangeness. Some songs flicker between an earthly realism and the otherworldly loneliness of a one-way space mission.
Upon its release I am Moron’ went straight to Number One in the UK Independent Album Charts. It also took the Number One spot in the UK vinyl charts as well as the UK Independent Album Breakers Chart.
I am Moron was declared Album of the Day by BBC 6 Music and received critical acclaim.
Despite all of this deserved praise and success, the band have obviously been disappointed to not be able to play live throughout this period, and due to the ongoing coronavirus situation, have made the tough decision to cancel all scheduled
Tlive appearances this year and have focused their attentions and hopes on a UK tour in February 2021.
“This is an absolute gutter for us but with little direction from the government, we don’t want to put people’s safety and lives at risk,” said Holly.
“We imagine that even by autumn even if gigs can happen, they’ll be very different to the usual Lovely Eggs experience and we don’t want that.
“We want the normal Egg-shaped chaos that you’ve come to expect from a Lovely Eggs gig. So, we’ve taken the decision to postpone our touring until next year.”
All tickets for the old shows originally scheduled for April and rescheduled for July are now valid for the new shows in February.
In the cases where there has been a venue change/ upgrade the tickets for the original show in that city remain valid.
Shows at O2 Ritz in Manchester and Heaven in London have been rescheduled to May.
“We really hope people hang onto their tickets, not get refunds and join us next year.
“We live to tour and tour to live. This is our life and our livelihood. Once this is over. We want a party like no other.
The Lovely Eggs are willfully independent. With nine BBC 6 music sessions under their belt, as well as sessions for Radio One and Radio X, they have enjoyed huge support from UK radio.
They continue to sell out gigs across the UK without the help of management, booking agent or record label support.
They have produced six albums. Fifth album This is Eggland saw their first encounter with Dave Fridmann as producer/mixer after Holly left a drunken message on his studio answer phone asking him to work with them.
Dave got back in touch with them a year later and Eggland was born. It was released in February 2018 to critical acclaim, was added to the 6 music Playlist and announced by HMV as one of its Top 50 Albums of the year.
With observational and often surreal lyrics about life The Lovely Eggs have a powerful raw sound that creates the sonic illusion of a band twice their size and have become known for their ferocious yet joyous live performances.
Friday 5: Gorilla Manchester
Wednesday 10: The Bullingdon, Oxford (Original show tickets still valid)
Thursday 11: The Loft, Southampton (Original show tickets still valid)
Friday 12: SWX, BRISTOL (Venue change. Fleece show tickets still valid)
Saturday 13: Concorde 2, BRIGHTON (Venue change. Komedia show tickets still valid)
Sunday 14: The Garage, London
Monday 15: Junction 2, Cambridge (Venue change. Portland Arms show tickets still valid)
Tuesday 16: Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
Wednesday 17: O2 Academy, Sheffield (Venue change. Network show tickets still valid)
Thursday 18: Metronome, Nottingham (New date announced)
Friday 19: Phase One Liverpool (New date announced)
Saturday 20: The Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
Thursday 25: The Cluny,
Newcastle (Original show tickets still valid)
Friday 26: Stereo, GlasgowGOW (Venue change. CCA show tickets still valid)
Saturday 27: The Mash House, Edinburgh (Original show tickets still valid)
Sunday May 30: O2 Ritz, Manchester Bank Holiday Extravaganza with support from Phill Jupitus (Original show tickets still valid)
Friday June 4: Heaven, London with support from Rob Auton (Original show tickets still valid)
The new single Long Stem Carnations is out on July 10. It can be preordered at http://www. thelovelyeggs.co.uk/longstem.php site.
I am Moran can be ordered at http://www. thelovelyeggs.co.uk/i-ammoron.php site
Tickets available at https://www.songkick.com/ artists/580862-lovely-eggs